What stands out worked out from the figures below

Sinking Spring has the most affordable homes ($283k median).

Hatfield has the most people working from home (16%).

What matters to you?

Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Sinking Spring	Hatfield
People
Population	4,281Highest	3,502Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	+6.9%Highest PA: +2.4%	+6.3%Lowest PA: +2.4%
Median age	38.3±4.5Highest 6% below PA	36.5±4.7Lowest 11% below PA
	Sinking Spring and Hatfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	22.8%±4.7Lowest PA: 20.4%	23.8%±6.8Highest PA: 20.4%
	Hatfield and Sinking Spring are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	17.4%±5.7Highest PA: 19.5%	13.9%±3.3Lowest PA: 19.5%
	Sinking Spring and Hatfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	34.1%Lowest PA: 35.2%	34.7%Highest PA: 35.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	6.5%±3.7Highest PA: 6.1%	2.3%±1.8Lowest PA: 6.1%
	Sinking Spring and Hatfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$82,500±$21kHighest 6% above PA	$80,962±$23kLowest 4% above PA
	Sinking Spring and Hatfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$283,200±$11kLowest 11% above PA	$364,400±$13kHighest 43% above PA
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,342±$202Highest 11% above PA	$1,244±$95Lowest about the PA average
	Sinking Spring and Hatfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$4,994Highest 51% above PA	$4,392Lowest 33% above PA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	51.2%±19Highest PA: 48.2%	41.5%±21Lowest PA: 48.2%
	Sinking Spring and Hatfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	7.8%Highest PA: 11.7%	7%Lowest PA: 11.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	55.6%Highest PA: 69.3%	48.4%Lowest PA: 69.3%
Typical home builtmedian year	1973Highest 8 yrs newer than PA	1972Lowest 7 yrs newer than PA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	23 minHighest 12% below PA	17 minLowest 36% below PA
Work from home	11.6%±4.4Lowest PA: 15.6%	16%±6Highest PA: 15.6%
	Hatfield and Sinking Spring are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
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PA average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.